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- Browse with Plus
- Mathematical moments
- Live maths
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Latest news from Plus
Chaotic crochet - Chaotic Christmas? Try crocheting chaos!
http://plus.maths.org/latestnews/sep-dec04/lorenz/index.html
Mouthwatering maths - Mathematicians quest for the perfect poppyseed
bagel!
http://plus.maths.org/latestnews/sep-dec04/bagel/index.html
Welcome to the maths lab - Has mathematics become an experimental
science?
http://plus.maths.org/latestnews/sep-dec04/kepler/index.html
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Browse with Plus
Mister T's Mathematical Diversions - A site from the other Mister T,
Tony Tooth, giving many Windows programs beautifully illustrating
mathematical concepts such as fractals (including using them to create
landscapes and foliage), reflections and fireworks. The programs,
their source code and mathematical explanation can all be downloaded,
and there are tutorials and information to get you started on creating
your own. Some of the programs are based on material from the book,
"From Calculus to Chaos", by one of Plus's favourite authors, David
Acheson.
http://www.btinternet.com/~tony.tooth/
More on fractals, chaos and David Acheson:
http://plus.maths.org/issue9/features/lyapunov/
http://plus.maths.org/issue6/turner2/alt.html
http://plus.maths.org/issue26/features/budd/
http://plus.maths.org/issue31/features/acheson/index-gifd.html
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Mathematical moments
Ada Lovelace - Born 10 Dec 1815, died 27 Nov 1852, London, England.
Ada was the daughter of the "mad, bad and dangerous to know" Lord
Byron, the famous English poet, who left Ada and her mother Anabelle
Milbanke shortly after Ada's birth. Ada's mother was determined her
daughter would not end up like her poet father, and ensured she had an
excellent education, particularly in mathematics. Ada went on to meet
Charles Babbage and to work with him on his Analytical Engine and
publish the world's first computer program. She saw beyond
Babbage's vision of a calculating machine, to our modern day use of
computers to create art and music.
Read more about Ada Lovelace...
from the MacTutor History of Mathematics Archive:
http://www-gap.dcs.st-and.ac.uk/~history/Mathematicians/Lovelace.html
from Agnes Scott College's Biographies of Women Mathematicians:
http://www.agnesscott.edu/lriddle/women/love.htm
and about the development of computers from Plus:
http://plus.maths.org/issue20/features/korner/
http://plus.maths.org/issue5/turing/
http://plus.maths.org/issue15/features/shannon/
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Live maths
More or Less - Plus's favourite radio programme of all things
mathematical is back on air, every Thursday at 3pm from January 13th
on BBC Radio 4.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/more_or_less/
From Particles to Strings: Can we fulfil Einstein's Dream? - Einstein
searched for a unified approach that would combine two of the great
scientific discoveries of the 20th century, quantum mechanics and
general relativity. David Berman explores how introducing the idea of
strings as the basic building blocks of nature moves towards realising
Einstein's dream.
When: 5pm Monday 17th January 2004
Where: Centre for Mathematical Sciences, Clarkson Road, Cambridge
The lecture is free, but by ticket only. For more information see the
MMP web site:
http://mmp.maths.org/events/lecturelist.html
Best wishes for the festive season from the Plus team!
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